# Incident 20010917027939I: Boeing 737524, Buffalo, NY, September 17, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2001, 14:05 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: CALA
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16642, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16642-2012-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-524 (registry code 1384721, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-524) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737524
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010917027939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2001, AT 1405 EDT, A BOEING B-737, N16642, FLIGHT 137, OPERATED BY CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, AFTER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DURING TAKEOFF RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 23, AT BUFFALO NIAGARA NTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DURING INITIAL TROUBLESHOOTING, A LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND A THREE PHASE STABILIZER CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. CONTINENTAL'S MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MOTOR. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N16642 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19971102043799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971102043799I), Nov 2, 1997: Boeing 737524 (N16642), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: coa flight 1605 departed the ramp area controlled by Continental ramp tower, and then taxied without clearance into an area controlled by cle-atct…
- [Incident 19971026042339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971026042339I), Oct 26, 1997: Boeing 737500* (N16642), El Paso, TX. Narrative: #1 engine gear box failure caused engine flame out. #1 engine was removed/replaced.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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